पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 28, 2005 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra189.55°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha346.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.27°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra342.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani86.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:47
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:34 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864992.27
Julian Day2453457.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.13°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9262°), declination 2.96°, EoT -5.62 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2005-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)